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Grants Advisory Committee & ProcessThe Committee has adopted a sound and fair granting protocol where grant applications are systematically graded to ensure that projects with the greatest need and the greatest chance of success are supported. This Committee provides funding recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors for ratification. Grant decisions are expected in November.

Guidance from Golden & Area A’s Vital SignsThe Grants Advisory Committee will use the 2011 Golden & Area’s Vital Signs Report for guidance. Over 300 survey respondents evaluated the performance of twelve issue areas, which impact our residents’ quality of life. A steering committee collected further research to help inform our citizens and decision-makers how we were performing and provided guidance on ways to take action. It is strongly suggested that grant applicants review this report and ensure that their project and application addresses improvements in one or more issue areas. The GDCF’s priority will be to award grants to projects requesting $5,000 or more, up to approximately $15,000.

Golden & Area A’s Vital Signs Issue Areas

Housing  1st Citizen Priority

Safety  6th

Getting Around  11th

Health  2nd Priority

Environment  7th

Arts & Culture  12th

Work  3rd Priority

Getting Started & Staying  8th

Belonging & Leadership  13th

Economy  4th

Learning  9th

Recreation & Leisure  5th

Gap Between Rich & Poor  10th

Other Project Funding OpportunitiesFor more details on Golden & Area A funders and programs, please see GoldenLoom.ca
For more details on how the GDCF started to bring local funders together, please see the 2010 Funders Forum presentation. (pdf format - 2.5 mb)

Better Granting TogetherThanks to a series of local and regional discussions, funding organizations in Golden & throughout the Columbia Valley have a better understanding of how granting can support community development.

With the support of the Vancouver Foundation and coaching from Harvest Moon Consulting, Ryan Watmough of the Golden & District Community Foundation developed a prototype called “Better Granting Together” for funders in the Columbia Valley and Golden & CSRD Area A, BC. Funders include local & regional government, foundations, service clubs and other organizations that provide financial support for community projects.

The Better Granting Together prototype was developed during a BC Community Foundation Learning Lab, through discussions between executive directors of the Golden & District Community Foundation and Columbia Valley Community Foundation, who guessed that there were approximately $1M in funding granted from the community, to each community each year. Each Community Foundation hosted a local funders meeting (or meetings) in their community. For some funder representatives, this was first the introduction to other funders in their community.